pleurant

This is the 11039th most frequent French word.


pleurant

Crying.


Here, 'pleurant' is used as a present participle to describe the baby’s action.

Le bébé dans le berceau, pleurant doucement, semblait avoir faim.

The baby in the crib, crying softly, seemed to be hungry.


In this sentence, 'pleurant' signifies the ongoing action of crying tied to her emotional reflection.

Elle regardait une vieille photo en pleurant ses souvenirs perdus.

She was looking at an old photo, crying about her lost memories.


Here, 'pleurant' is employed as a present participle to describe the state of the children in the narrative.

Les enfants, tout trempés et pleurant, cherchaient leur chemin après la pluie soudaine.

The children, all wet and crying, were searching for their way after the sudden rain.